COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
BINDINGS~1~1
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
Collection
true
Image Caption:
Inside front cover marble paper, 186223.
view_description
Inside front cover marble paper, 186223.
Image Caption
false
General Description:
Late 17th century French presentation armorial binding with unidentified coat of arms.
general_description
Late 17th century French presentation armorial binding with unidentified coat of arms.
General Description
false
Country / Style:
France
country_style
France
Country / Style
false
Period:
17th century (late)
style_period
17th century (late)
Period
false
Call Number:
186223
classification
186223
Call Number
false
Author:
Blondel, Francois, 1618- 1686
author
Blondel, Francois, 1618- 1686
Author
false
Title:
Comparaison de Pindare et d'Horace …
title
Comparaison de Pindare et d'Horace …
Title
false
Created / Published:
Paris : Chez Claude Barbin, 1673.
created_published
Paris : Chez Claude Barbin, 1673.
Created / Published
false
Dimensions:
158 x 88 x 23 mm
display_dimensions
158 x 88 x 23 mm
Dimensions
false
Covering Material:
Red goatskin.
materials
Red goatskin.
Covering Material
false
Sewing:
Sewn on five single-raised hemp cord supports.
technique
Sewn on five single-raised hemp cord supports.
Sewing
false
Headbands:
Double tiered, sewn with blue and white silk thread with a front bead.
headbands
Double tiered, sewn with blue and white silk thread with a front bead.
Headbands
false
Edge Treatment:
Gilt on all three edges.
edge_treatment
Gilt on all three edges.
Edge Treatment
false
End Papers:
Two blank flyleaves and a single flyleaf and pastedown in nonpareil marble paper, in red, blue, and yellow colors.
end_papers
Two blank flyleaves and a single flyleaf and pastedown in nonpareil marble paper, in red, blue, and yellow colors.
End Papers
false
Decorative Description:
The covers are gilt with a variable-spaced triple-line fillet border with the gilt coat of arms of an unidentified Count in the center. The spine is divided into six panels, each framed with a gilt double line. The title is gilt in the second panel. All of the other panels are tooled with corner volute brackets and a center pointille fleuron stamp. The board edges and the turn-ins are gilt with a decorative roll.
decorative_description
The covers are gilt with a variable-spaced triple-line fillet border with the gilt coat of arms of an unidentified Count in the center. The spine is divided into six panels, each framed with a gilt double line. The title is gilt in the second panel. All of the other panels are tooled with corner volute brackets and a center pointille fleuron stamp. The board edges and the turn-ins are gilt with a decorative roll.
Decorative Description
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Decorated papers -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Decorated papers -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Goatskin bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Goatskin bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Gold tooled bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Gold tooled bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Leather bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Leather bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Marbled papers -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Marbled papers -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Turn-ins -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Turn-ins -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false